Photo | People Group |
Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed |
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Afrikaner | 4,058,000 | 4,760,000 | ● | Afrikaans | Christianity | 5 ● | 89.00 % | 23.25 % | -1 - |
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Americans, U.S. | 12,000 | 197,948,000 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 77.00 % | 28.00 % | -1 - | |
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Anglo-South African | 1,372,000 | 1,506,000 | ● | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 85.00 % | 19.93 % | -1 - |
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Arab, Egyptian | 62,000 | 78,032,000 | Arabic, Egyptian | Islam | 4 ● | 13.00 % | 3.90 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | 5,800 | 6,275,000 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 2 ● | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Bhojpuri Bihari | 59,000 | 87,000 | Bhojpuri | Hinduism | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Birwa | 12,000 | 167,000 | Birwa | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 34.00 % | 6.00 % | -1 - | |
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British | 276,000 | 54,161,000 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 8.80 % | -1 - | |
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Chinese, general | 368,000 | 15,947,000 | English | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 8.00 % | 5.70 % | -1 - | |
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Coloured | 5,430,000 | 5,430,000 | ● | Afrikaans | Christianity | 5 ● | 82.00 % | 24.36 % | -1 - |
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Coloured Creole | 41,000 | 41,000 | ● | Oorlams | Christianity | 4 ● | 80.00 % | 6.00 % | -1 - |
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Deaf | 458,000 | 50,266,000 | ● | South African Sign Language | Christianity | 3 ● | 75.24 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Dutch | 31,000 | 13,875,000 | Dutch | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 46.00 % | 4.50 % | -1 - | |
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French | 12,000 | 50,635,000 | French | Christianity | 3 ● | 61.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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German | 15,000 | 67,020,000 | German, Standard | Christianity | 4 ● | 64.00 % | 2.10 % | -1 - | |
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Greek | 22,000 | 10,384,000 | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 91.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
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Griqua | 100 | 100 | ● | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 100.00 % | 10.00 % | -1 - |
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Gujarati | 33,000 | 3,518,000 | Gujarati | Hinduism | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 0.40 % | 1 | |
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Hindi | 476,000 | 2,758,000 | Hindi | Hinduism | 1 ● | 4.00 % | 0.60 % | 10 | |
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Hutu, Rwandese | 6,000 | 13,646,000 | Kinyarwanda | Christianity | 5 ● | 86.00 % | 25.00 % | -1 - | |
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Indian, English-speaking | 471,000 | 550,000 | English | Hinduism | 2 ● | 10.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Italian | 20,000 | 37,639,000 | Italian | Christianity | 3 ● | 82.00 % | 1.10 % | -1 - | |
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Jewish, English-speaking | 52,000 | 5,431,000 | ● | English | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.10 % | 1 |
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Korana | 11,000 | 11,000 | ● | Language unknown | Christianity | 4 ● | 70.00 % | 10.00 % | -1 - |
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Korean | 1,400 | 81,945,000 | Korean | Christianity | 5 ● | 31.00 % | 16.80 % | -1 - | |
Totals: 66 | 60,887,000 | 8 ● | 77.06 % | 21.02 % | 23 | |||||
Unclassified / Other Individuals | 133,000 | |||||||||
UN Country Population (2024) | 61,020,000 |
Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
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Eastern Cape | 7,578,000 |
Free State | 3,070,000 |
Gauteng | 14,513,000 |
KwaZulu-Natal | 11,984,000 |
Limpopo | 6,281,000 |
Mpumalanga | 4,696,000 |
North West | 4,059,000 |
Northern Cape | 1,293,000 |
Western Cape | 6,802,000 |
Provinces: 9 | 60,276,000 |
UN Country Population | 61,020,000 |
Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
YouVersion Bible Resources |
Faith Comes By Hearing Bible Resources |
Jesus Film Online |
Global Recordings Resources |
Gospel Tract Online |
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Afrikaans | afr | 4 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Angloromani | rme | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Arabic, Levantine | apc | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
Bhojpuri | bho | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Birwa | brl | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Chichewa | nya | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Dutch | nld | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
English | eng | 7 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
German, Standard | deu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Gujarati | guj | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Hindi | hin | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Khoekhoe | naq | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Khwedam | xuu | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Kinyarwanda | kin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Kung-Ekoka | knw | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Makhuwa | vmw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Morisyen | mfe | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Ndebele (South Africa) | nbl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Northwestern Kung | vaj | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Oorlams | oor | 1 | 0 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Portuguese | por | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ronga | rng | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
Setswana | tsn | 11 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Shona | sna | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Somali | som | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Sotho, Northern | nso | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Sotho, Southern | sot | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
South African Sign Language | sfs | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Swahili | swh | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swati | ssw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Taa | nmn | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Tamil | tam | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Telugu | tel | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Tsonga | tso | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Tswa | tsc | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Unknown | xxx | 1 | 0 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Urdu | urd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Venda | ven | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Xhosa | xho | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Zulu | zul | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Totals: | 45 | 66 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 36 | 40 | 27 |
People Groups | 66 |
Unreached People Groups | 8 (12.1%) |
Population | 60,887,000 |
Population Annual Growth Rate | 0.8% |
Population in Unreached | 991,000 (1.6%) |
Primary Religion | Christianity |
Percent Christian Adherent | 77.1% |
Percent Evangelical | 21.0% |
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 2.2% |
Pioneer Workers Needed * | 23 |
Country Progress Level | 5 ● |
Urbanization | 66% |
Continent | Africa |
Region | Africa, East and Southern |
10/40 Window | No |
Country Code | SF |
Official Language(s) | English | Afrikaans |
Literacy Rate | 87% |
Estimated Illiterate Population | 7,915,000 |
Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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